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So What? Who Cares?
Saying Why It Matters
02.28.2018.
AGENDA
AGENDA
01.
Review Main Points of Chapter 7
02.
Read for So What? Who Cares? reactions
03.
Working with Templates + Applying to A2
Some Questions for You
- Let's look back at the first few pages of the chapter. How do G&B define what the So what? Who cares? reaction feels like?
- What are some examples they give us of WHY an argument might "matter" (to readers)?
TSIS, Chap. 7
Saying why it matters
Saying why it matters
SO WHAT?
- real-world implications
- could be for only yourself, only your audience, or for the whole world!
WHO CARES?
- consider your audience
- although I'm your audience here, part of this course is about giving you the strategies to target all kinds of audiences, both inside and outside academia.
With a partner
- In a group of 3, do a group read around of the INTRODUCTIONS and CONCLUSIONS of each other's papers.
- Identify the places in each others' drafts where they get the "so what" feeling/reaction; explain why you were having that reaction, what you felt was missing or could clarified, etc.
Templates
If you're "joining a conversation" who is part of this conversation?
Tomlinson
- L&J
- Me
- You
- Anyone who writes and revises
Many of these templates may seem inapplicable to the types of papers we write in this class, but it's really a matter of adapting them.
Part of the challenge with your papers will be to make the personal more broadly relevant (not necessarily applicable, but insightful
Working With Templates
Some examples:
Many of the "moves" might be in conversation with yourself
- I had previously viewed revision as _____, but through my analysis I've found that approaching it differently, as __________, I can be a much more effective reviser
...Or to engage with Tomlinson
- In her analysis of established writer's perspectives on revision, Tomlinson determines ________. However, her analysis is incomplete/biased because ________. Further applying Lakoff and Johnson's tools for metaphorical analysis gives us a more comprehensive view of these revision metaphors—where they succeed and where they fall short. A better understanding of how writers approach revision can help us learn to become better revisers.
So What? Who Cares? Templates
- Look at "so what" templates on page 98-99, think about how you might alter them to fit Assignment #2.
- Work with a partner; once you come up with one write on Bb discussion board
Apply to A2
- Return to your Assignment #2 paper, which has been marked with "so what" spots from the read-around
- Refer to the suggested moves in the "who cares" and "so what" categories in the book to revise your essay
- Use some of the templates we've made if you think they'd be useful!